Zachary Frankel is a designer and artist exploring furniture, sculpture, objects, lighting and cabinet hardware. Based in Melbourne (Naarm/Birrarung-ga) and working collaboratively across disciplines and materials, he trained as a jeweller but has spent most of his career working as a furniture designer and maker. Design begins with an open exploration of form and material for Frankel. Through a process of experimentation, his aim is to develop new ideas without a commercial imperative, letting his intuition and curiosity guide him. His work, often carrying strong geometric volumes and referencing historical styles, is undeniably contemporary.

Mikaela Stafford is an interdisciplinary Melbourne-based artist specialising in large-scale light based installations and sculpture. Commonly found in public spaces around the city, Stafford’s work is characteristically immersive and vibrant; however, her latest endeavours has been harnessing dynamic 3D printing and modelling elements with the goal of integrating these experimental processes into her existing installation and sculptural practice, specifically by fusing this technology with sustainable bio-fabrication methods. By merging both digital and physical realms Stafford’s practice seeks to create shimmering environments for audiences to delve into.